about paul and diana

Diana became my yoga student in 2016, at a medium-sized fitness club in Fayetteville Arkansas.  Discovering my shyness, and after inviting me to a couple art shows, Diana - having noticed that I rode my bike everywhere at the time - asked to take a short bike ride together after class one day.  Immediately we were talking about subjects like 'fasting', and 'manifesting new experiences' , and other such meaningful topics.  A mere few 'hang-outs' later, we knew that some future project was stirring.  That project became the award-winning documentary film, IT'S NO SECRET - PART 1 , a grippingly poignant film about yoga, mental and spiritual health, and real change against the odds of the modern world.  The period of activity creating and sharing this film and its subsequent works became the catalyst for an enormous season of growth - a series of life-altering experiences for both of us, which led to the creation of this yoga center we live in and manage today; a dream, the genesis of which I had over 20 years ago - a dream of serving others in a way that served me well too.  This too, was something Diana was looking for, and now we are finding it together; for, it is a dream to 'Help People Help People', by helping them help themselves; this most transformative of chapters in our lives has taught us that 'healing people' can 'heal people', if we really do it.  SevenDiamondMudra is a stronghold for that now.  All are welcome, and we hope you find something welcoming, and in fact, healing, here at the Mudra...Namaste and GodBlessYou...   Paul S.

Paul Summerlin  - yogi, filmmaker, composer, singer, teacher...

...holds a Master of Music degree. He served as Director of Music at the Lawrenceville Prep School in New Jersey for 4 years. He has worked as a performing musician and arranger for the Grammy winning artist, Seal. He has appeared as a performer on the David Letterman Show, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Ellen show, and the Jonathan Ross show in London. His instrumental arrangements have been featured on the BBC ‘Live From Abbey Road’ show. He has released two solo vocal albums, two ambient albums, and his compositions have appeared in many online art/video projects.  He was an accomplished teacher in vocal technique, singing performance practice, and choral techniques in the church and school for 20 years.  Paul has practiced yoga and meditation for 25 years, and began teaching others in 2009. He also holds a class I certification in Pilates Reformer. His background in Vipassana technique and shamanic practices, along with his musical skills and experiences, have led him into the realm of sound-healing to compliment his yoga coaching.  He also has 4 years experience in the practice of Thai-Massage/passive stretching.  He began studying astrology, astrotheology, and esoterica in 2003.   

Diana Michelle - yogi, photographer, filmmaker, massage therapist

...earned her degree in Biology and Fine Art, with an emphasis in photography. She is a recipient of the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women Scholarship. She has taught photography and Photoshop for the last twelve years at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, The Eureka Springs School of the Arts, and Northwest Technical Institute, as well as individual instruction https://dianamichellefineart.com.  She created a series of short films about the reclusive artist Tim West, and operates a photography studio on Mount Sequoyah in Fayetteville AR.  Diana is a multidisciplinary artist in the field of bodywork.  With over 300 hours of study and training  - in the last 3 years alone - of multiple healing techniques,  and as the owner of 'Fine Art of Massage' , her modalities include Lomi Lomi, Thai Massage (passive stretching), Ashiatsu, and Somatic Healing; she maintains 2 bodywork and healing studios in Northwest Arkansas, which include joint somatic/sound healing sessions with Paul Summerlin.